Natural Daylighting in Commercial Buildings
Series: Energy Minute
From: Denis Du Bois
Length: 00:01:16
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Natural daylight doesn't just save money on lighting energy. Studies have shown that productivity goes up in offices where workers have more daylight and less artificial light. Students perform better, too. This piece describes the main ways of getting natural light into a building.
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Piece Description
Natural daylight doesn't just save money on lighting energy. Studies have shown that productivity goes up in offices where workers have more daylight and less artificial light. Students perform better, too. This piece describes the main ways of getting natural light into a building.
If you can't air it, please rate it anyway!
Timing and Cues
IC: Music up and "It's the Energy Minute..."
OC: "I'm Denis Du Bois" and music out.
Intro and Outro
INTRO:(optional) We all prefer natural daylight over artificial light. What are the main methods of getting daylight into big buildings, like offices and schools?
OUTRO:(optional) You can find more Energy Minutes, plus articles and podcasts about sustainable energy, at energy-minute.com. (the dash is a necessary part of the web address)
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Glenn McKnight
Posted on January 18, 2010 at 08:54 PM | Permalink
on the mark
I think the short and sweet approach as filler is an excellent idea. Perhaps I can suggest you prompt people to take action to act on the ideas for themselves, schools, place of worship, work etc.
Glenn McKnight